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Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Brunswick Street St Helens WA9 2JE

P/2018/0635/DEMPADemolition Prior ApprovalApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 1 October 2018

Council decision: Prior Approval GrantDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior notification for partial demolition of existing school building (infant block remaining)

Received
15 August 2018
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Parr Ward
Agent
Cunliffes Ltd
  1. Received15 Aug
  2. Validated4 Sep
  3. Consult.12 Oct
  4. Target2 Oct
  5. Decided1 Oct

Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Brunswick Street St Helens WA9 2JE. St Helens has handled 441 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 9 days quicker than St Helens's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 12 applications across Parr Ward. We hold 1,076 applications in total for the WA9 postcode area.

88% of outline applications at St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WA9 2JE
Application type
Demolition Prior Approval
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 September 2018
Consultation expiry
12 October 2018
Consultation start
21 September 2018
Consultation end
12 October 2018
Last date for comments
9 October 2018
Target decision date
2 October 2018
Permission expires
30 September 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Cunliffes Ltd
Agent address
Claire Court Oriel Road Liverpool L20 7AD

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07188761
Comments
0
Documents
12
Constraints
29

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2017
    20 Oct

    Prior notification for partial demolition of existing school building.

    ApprovedDemolition Prior ApprovalP/2017/0823/DEMPA
  2. 2013
    8 Feb

    Installation of play equipment.

    Full Plans Grant ConditionsFull Planning Permission: Regulation 3P/2013/0105
  3. 2012
    21 Sep

    Single storey main entrance extension with additional link corridor to existing nursery along with a single…

    Full Plans Grant ConditionsFull Planning PermissionP/2012/0724
  4. 2011
    26 Jan

    Request to discharge condition 3 of planning application P/2010/0545

    Condition Discharged SatisfactorilyDischarge of conditionsC/2011/0009
  5. 2010
    8 Jun

    Redevelopment of Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School incorporating single storey, two storey and first floor…

    Full Plans Grant ConditionsFull Planning PermissionP/2010/0545

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